United States Air Force Nurse Crops Captains' Perceived Leadership Effectiveness

The purpose of this study was to examine perceived leadership effectiveness of nurses who attended the United States Air Force Nursing Service Management residence course with the perceived leadership effectiveness of nurses who lacked the additional training. Two hundred and seventy-nine United States Air Force Nurse Corps Captains with management experience completed Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Practice Inventory-Self (LPI) and demographic information. There were no significant differences between the LPI scores of Captains who attended the Nursing Service Management residence course and those Captains lacking this training. There were, however, significant differences between gender and the leadership practices, Challenging the Process, Inspiring a Shared Vision, and Encouraging the Heart. Females scored significantly higher than males. There were also significant differences between present position and Challenging the Process, Enabling Others to Act, Modeling the Way, and Encouraging the Heart. Nurse managers scored significantly higher than assistant nurse managers in each of the aforementioned practices.Air Force Inst of Tech Wright-Patterson AFB OH is the author of 'United States Air Force Nurse Crops Captains' Perceived Leadership Effectiveness', published 1998 under ISBN 9781423561439 and ISBN 1423561430.